Synthesis of phosphine oxides

Recent Literature

A convenient and efficient copper-catalyzed approach for P-arylation of organophosphorus compounds containing P-H uses the commercially available and inexpensive proline and pipecolinic acid as ligands. The method can provide an entry to arylphosphonates, arylphosphinates and arylphosphine oxides.
C. Huang, X. Tang, H. Fu, Y. Jiang, Y. Zhao, J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 5020-5022.

An asymmetric addition of diarylphosphines to β-substituted enones under mild conditions using a chiral pincer-palladium allows the synthesis of chiral phosphines with excellent enantioselectivity.
J.-J. Feng, X.-F. Chen, M. Shi, W.-L. Duan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 5562-5563.

Several E and Z configured α,β-unsaturated carbonyl and carboxyl acceptors (including imides) as well as nitroalkenes participate in a palladium(II)-catalyzed conjugate transfer of diphenyl-, dicyclohexyl-, and di-tert-butylphosphinyl groups from silylphosphines in high chemical yields.
V. T. Trepohl, S. Mori, K. Itami, M. Oestreich, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 1091-1094.